While in most countries, Social Media Networks (SMN) are used for leisure and business, there are places where those platforms have become tools for mass mobilization and pro-tests organization. Countries throughout the Arab world varied in their usage of Social Media Networks (SMN), but learned from watching others on how to use it effectively to engage the outside world and to broadcast the human rights abuses committed by their respective regimes. Social unrest began in Tunisia in December 2010 and quickly spread to countries across the Middle East and North Africa, most noticeably in Egypt, Tunis and Syria. In several of these countries, protests evolved into revolutions resulting in the over-throw of autocratic governments. These events, now known as the Arab Spring, have significantly changed MENA region, and in particular in Egypt as its resulted into the restructuring of the Egyptian regime.
The aim of this study is carried out based on two research themes: studying the impact and role of social media networks (SMN) in the Egyptian ?Revolution? of 2011 according to activists and experts, and studying the role of social media sites from the viewpoint of Al-Jazeera and CNN news channels.
Annotation in English
While in most countries, Social Media Networks (SMN) are used for leisure and business, there are places where those platforms have become tools for mass mobilization and pro-tests organization. Countries throughout the Arab world varied in their usage of Social Media Networks (SMN), but learned from watching others on how to use it effectively to engage the outside world and to broadcast the human rights abuses committed by their respective regimes. Social unrest began in Tunisia in December 2010 and quickly spread to countries across the Middle East and North Africa, most noticeably in Egypt, Tunis and Syria. In several of these countries, protests evolved into revolutions resulting in the over-throw of autocratic governments. These events, now known as the Arab Spring, have significantly changed MENA region, and in particular in Egypt as its resulted into the restructuring of the Egyptian regime.
The aim of this study is carried out based on two research themes: studying the impact and role of social media networks (SMN) in the Egyptian ?Revolution? of 2011 according to activists and experts, and studying the role of social media sites from the viewpoint of Al-Jazeera and CNN news channels.
Keywords
Arab Spring, Egypt Revolution, Uprising, Facebook, Social Media Networks
Keywords in English
Arab Spring, Egypt Revolution, Uprising, Facebook, Social Media Networks
Length of the covering note
152 s.
Language
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Annotation
While in most countries, Social Media Networks (SMN) are used for leisure and business, there are places where those platforms have become tools for mass mobilization and pro-tests organization. Countries throughout the Arab world varied in their usage of Social Media Networks (SMN), but learned from watching others on how to use it effectively to engage the outside world and to broadcast the human rights abuses committed by their respective regimes. Social unrest began in Tunisia in December 2010 and quickly spread to countries across the Middle East and North Africa, most noticeably in Egypt, Tunis and Syria. In several of these countries, protests evolved into revolutions resulting in the over-throw of autocratic governments. These events, now known as the Arab Spring, have significantly changed MENA region, and in particular in Egypt as its resulted into the restructuring of the Egyptian regime.
The aim of this study is carried out based on two research themes: studying the impact and role of social media networks (SMN) in the Egyptian ?Revolution? of 2011 according to activists and experts, and studying the role of social media sites from the viewpoint of Al-Jazeera and CNN news channels.
Annotation in English
While in most countries, Social Media Networks (SMN) are used for leisure and business, there are places where those platforms have become tools for mass mobilization and pro-tests organization. Countries throughout the Arab world varied in their usage of Social Media Networks (SMN), but learned from watching others on how to use it effectively to engage the outside world and to broadcast the human rights abuses committed by their respective regimes. Social unrest began in Tunisia in December 2010 and quickly spread to countries across the Middle East and North Africa, most noticeably in Egypt, Tunis and Syria. In several of these countries, protests evolved into revolutions resulting in the over-throw of autocratic governments. These events, now known as the Arab Spring, have significantly changed MENA region, and in particular in Egypt as its resulted into the restructuring of the Egyptian regime.
The aim of this study is carried out based on two research themes: studying the impact and role of social media networks (SMN) in the Egyptian ?Revolution? of 2011 according to activists and experts, and studying the role of social media sites from the viewpoint of Al-Jazeera and CNN news channels.
Keywords
Arab Spring, Egypt Revolution, Uprising, Facebook, Social Media Networks
Keywords in English
Arab Spring, Egypt Revolution, Uprising, Facebook, Social Media Networks
Research Plan
1. Define and describe Arab Spring as a term and put it in the culture context.
2. Analyze literature and other sources and make literature review focused on Impact and Role of Social Media Networks on Arab Spring define basic concepts, objectives and methods.
3. Characterize the background and aim of thesis and formulate hypotheses in relation to a given topic.
4. Describe the research methodology.
5. Analyze Social Media Networks techniques before and after Arab Spring.
6. Based on the analysis and market research. Design generally applicable recommendations for handling Social Media Networks.
Conclusion.
Research Plan
1. Define and describe Arab Spring as a term and put it in the culture context.
2. Analyze literature and other sources and make literature review focused on Impact and Role of Social Media Networks on Arab Spring define basic concepts, objectives and methods.
3. Characterize the background and aim of thesis and formulate hypotheses in relation to a given topic.
4. Describe the research methodology.
5. Analyze Social Media Networks techniques before and after Arab Spring.
6. Based on the analysis and market research. Design generally applicable recommendations for handling Social Media Networks.
Conclusion.
Recommended resources
GHONIM,Wael.Revolution 2.0: The Power of the People Is Greater Than the People in Power: A Memoir.1st Edition, New York:HMH books.ISBN: 978-0547773988.
CROVITZ, L.Egypt's Revolution by Social Media. Facebook and Twitter let the people keep ahead of the regime. The Wall Street Journal.
GHITIS,Frida.Facebook, Twitter and the Protests of 2011.1st Edition,World Politics Review,2011.ASIN: B006MGK0II.
WIMMER, Roger D. and DOMINICK, Joseph R. Mass Media Research. 8th Edition, 2006. Thomson Wadsworth.ISBN:0-534- 64718-9.
Recommended resources
GHONIM,Wael.Revolution 2.0: The Power of the People Is Greater Than the People in Power: A Memoir.1st Edition, New York:HMH books.ISBN: 978-0547773988.
CROVITZ, L.Egypt's Revolution by Social Media. Facebook and Twitter let the people keep ahead of the regime. The Wall Street Journal.
GHITIS,Frida.Facebook, Twitter and the Protests of 2011.1st Edition,World Politics Review,2011.ASIN: B006MGK0II.
WIMMER, Roger D. and DOMINICK, Joseph R. Mass Media Research. 8th Edition, 2006. Thomson Wadsworth.ISBN:0-534- 64718-9.
